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v. F. HR cHowNA ARTICLE 0F FURNITURE Filed July 22 .1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 a I. J0 .07 f 2 6 7 k Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

vmoniv'r F. HRACHOVINA,

OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

narrow. or FURNITURE.

Application filed July 22,

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, VINCENT F. Hnaorro- VINA, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Articles of Furniture, of which the following is a specification. V This invention relates to convertible articles of furniture and has for one of its obects to provide an article of furniture which is readily convertible toa plurality of uses, and which is partly foldable and partly of knock-down construction, so that in its normal state, it will resemble an ordinary (lav enport or settee. More particularly, my invention relates to furniture of the classdescribed designed for childrens use and therefore miniature in size, to form a part of the furnishings of nurseries and the like.

Other objects and advantages will be pointed out'as this specification progresses, the invention consisting in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed' In the accompanying drawings forming part of this Figure 2, is a perspective outline of the upper section of the davenport showing it converted into a swing.

Figure 3, is a perspective outline of the lower section of thedavenport showing it converted into an infants crib. Figure 4, is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper section. of the da-venport showing it converted into a bed. Figure 5, is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper section of the davenport showing it assembled as a swinging crib.

Figure 6, is a fragmentary perspective view of the lower section of the davenport showing in detail, an end member of the crib railing.

Figure 7, is an enlarged view of. a. detail of said end member.

Figure 8, is an end elevation of the lavenport. a r

Figure 9, isa sectional view on line 99 of Figure 8.

Figure 10, is a sectional View on line .lO-lO of Figure 9.

Figure 11, is a fragmentary perspective view of the, lower section of the idavenport line of Figure 13.

1922. Serial no. 576,655.

showing the manner of mounting the wheel supports therefor. Figure 12, is a sectional 12-12- of Figure 11. a

Figure 13, is a rear elevation of one of the slid bar connections between the back and seat of the da-venport. Figure 14, 1s a sectional View on line Figure 15, is an end elevation of the lower section of the davenport. V F gure 16, is a plan View of Figure '15,

Figure 17, 1s a sectional view on line ll-17 of Figure 16 showing the back rail in horizontal position.v

tail parts of the locking means, for locking the crib railing to the l-owerse-otion.

Figure 22, is a typical rear view of the upper corners of the back of the davenport.

Figure 23, is a fragmentary end viewof the latch connection between the back and arm portions of the davenport.

Figure 2st, is a plan view of one of auxiliary back members. V Figure 25, is a fragmentary perspective View of one ofthe secondary arms for the upper davenport section, for supporting the crib front, and 7' Figure 26, is a view of part of the underside of the davenp-ort, showingone of the casters in folded position. i y g Referring to Figures 8 and 9, of the drawthe ings,-the invention comprises in general, an

upperor top section 1, and a lower section 9.. The upper section is adapted to interl-ockingly rest upon the lower, as by means of the lugs 8- (Figure 4) fitting into the cavities 4 (Figure-16). When thus superposed, the two sections form a davenport which is diagrammatically indicated in Figure 1, the topsectio-n thereofconsisting of a back member 5, substantially similar arm members 6, and a seat 7.. The arms and back are hinged respectively to the ends and rear side of the seat in a manner t-o'swing outwardly and downwardly and repose in the plane of the seat, as indicatedin Figure 4. The back'has cavities 5, adapted'to receive the spring pressed manually operview on line Figures 18, 19, 20 and 21represent in del .105 able latch bars 5", which'latter are slidabl-y mount'ed, one on each arm, tohold the lat- :ter in their normal vertical position. viously the bacl'rfoverlaps the inner ends [of the arms, and is. held 'thereagainstby the not sliding bolts 8, (Figures 13-14) carried by the back, one near each end thereof. These bolts are disposed vertically, andare SllClably mounted in the body of the back and arranged tobe manually operable from the front thereof as by means of the handle 8,

' The'bolts slide into the sockets 8 which end thereof, and respectively through the the arms 6.

openings 9 of the plates 9 whicn latter are carried, one on the outside of each of Slidably mounted on the back tension supports 10.--'

'As in ordinary couches and davenports,.

the back is inclined rearwardly for the sake of comfort to the user, thus requiring the rear edge of the arms to be correspondingly inclined. V

Adapted to rest on the extension supports, and the plate 9", is the auxiliary back extension plate 11, there being one for-each end of the back. Each extension plate is provided with an opening 11" to receive the pin 9, and a pin 11 to engage the opening 12 in the end ofthe back. A hook and pin 12 and 12", on the plate and back respectively serve to lock the plate in position, whereby I secure, in connection with the arms, back and seat, an elongated approximately rectangular bed surface, upon which bed-clothes may be placed to serve as a bed.

The seat 7 is of hollow construction. and

is formed with a top plate 7, front and rear parallel wall -members' 7", and end walls 13 extending between the wall members 7",said end walls being spaced an appreciable distance short of the ends of the top plate. V

l nmed'ately adjacent each of the walls 7 and extending through the end walls 13 fee are the slideways 14:, the inner walls 14 thereof being shallow to permit the tie bar 14; to slide over slideways are'the seat extension members, being formed of side bars 15 joined to: gether at their inner ends by the tie barl l and at their outer ends by ahead piece '15,

which latter is adapted to be flush with the outside of the arms 6 to form a finished mock end portion for the davenport and prevent the arms from swinging outwardly as'is best shown in Figure 8,

Parallel with the head piece and extending between the side bars 15 is the partition wall 16, which latter is joined to the headpiece by a floor 16'to thereby form a receptacle (one for 'each end of the seat) to hold the suspension-chain 17. As here M to slide longitudinally thereon, and to :-;tend respectively, beyond the ends thereof, are the eX- Slidable in said rights, when they; are in horizontal position,

shown, the endso-f the chain are secured respectively to the side bars as at 17'', so that when the seat extensions are extended, (Fig-' swing, as represented in Figure 2, wherein the back is sustained in upstanding position by the slide bolts 8.

It is to be noted, that the auxiliary back plates 11, here serve as back rests for the outswung arm portions 6, which latter are supported by the seat extension members. In Figure 1, one of the seat extension members is shown in extendedposition, to thereby indicate how the entire top section of the davenport may be converted into a swinging settee. I

The bottom section of the davenpert is preferably constructed to bring it flush with the an .s 6 and the front of the seat 7, but extends an appreciable distance beyond the rear edge of-the latter to afford a space for the mounting of, what may be termed, an

auxiliary'back for the main'ba-ck 5. This auxiliary back comprises a pair of uprights- 18, one for each end of the'bottom section,

and arranged flush with the ends of the back 5. v The bottom section comprises a hollow base having front and rear walls 19 and 19 respectively and end walls 20. The walls extendpractically from the floor to the underside of the seat 7 and support a floor 21' 1 which is properly located to form a' deep rectangular storage space for the knock down parts of the invention hereinafter to be described. J

r The uprights 18 are of uniform thickness and of a configuration defining preferably a right angled triangle having a short base,

and lie respectively in the' planes of the end walls 20. The uprights are positioned Each of the uprights is composed: of the parts 18 and 18, to thereby divide the length of. the base thereof, the'part 18 having hinge connection 22with the base to swing rearwardly in the plane'ioffits respective end wall 20. The part '18 is hinged at its top to the part .18 to swing outwardly thereon away from. the end of the base. Thus, the part 18" normally sustains the upright against a swinging movement but when swung outwardly permits same tobefolded against the base, as shown in Figure 17. l

The inclined edge of each of the uprights is formedalong its inner side, with. a rabb et 23, each upright carrying an outstanding pin 23 on its inner side near the top there- As an additional support for the, up

" I provide the slotted pivot bars 24c, which latter rests on therear wall of the base and has pivoted connection 24: with the'latter, and slidable connection with the. screw 24" carried by the upright.

, f Connecting the two uprights, is the crib rail portion 25, which forms the rear wall of the crib, as shown in Figure" 3, and stabilizes the uprights.

Inasmuch as the distance ain Figure 17 equals 6 in Figure i, the back 5 rests flatly upon the members 18 when the davenpo-rt is converted into a bed.

For the purpose of securing a crib in combination with the base and its back 18, I provide the detachablerail members 26 and 27 as shown in Figures 35 and 6; I

The members 26 which constitute en 7 members are right and left handed, the rear edge of each fitting into the rabbet 23 respectively of the uprights, and the front post 28 thereof carrying a hook 28 (Figure 19) adapted to engage with the pin 28 on the outside of the base. The end members are further stabilized by the pin 29, (Figure which extends into the slot 29, which latter opens into the cavity 4E, and bythe notched lug 30 which overlaps the inner side of the upright and engages with the headed pin 31 carried by the latter.

The rail member 27 extends between the posts 28, and carries at each end an inwardly extending staple 32 (Figure 5) adaptedto receive the vertical member of the hook 33 carried by the post 28 (Figure 6). For the purpose of anchoring the lower corners of the rail member, I provide the inwardly extending metallic arm 34:, the free end thereof being cut to slant downwardly and outwardly. A downwardly opening slot 34 extending parallel with said slanted end serves a purpose to be hereinafter described.

Sunk in the forward corners of the base of the lower section, of the davenport, are

'trated in Figure, 3 the hooks 28 are first disengaged and the end members 26 removed. The front member 27, may then be caused to lean inwardly, and then lifted out of engagement with the'recesses 35. Q

For the purpose of converting the swinging upper section of the davenport intoa swinging crib, I provide the headed pins 36, one pro3ect1ng from each end of the seat (Figure 5), these pins being engageable by the slot 34; in-;the arms 3-1. At its top'the rail member rests against'the front of the rms 3, and is held thereagainst by the hook (L V chains 36 adaoted to en a e res aectivel 1 9 L b D the pins38carried by the arms 6 As the slots 34: 'are diagonally disposed, the rail member 27 cannot be removed from the pins 36 until the arms are previously swung outwardly. Thus I secure a readily disassembled swinging crib. To stabilize the swinging crib or the combination il'lustrated'by Figure 2, I provide the tiechains 37, which latarm having a downwardly directed'hook 39 at its forward end adapted toeng'age the staple 32 of the rail member, and a notched rearwardly extendingplate a0 adapted to engage with its notch the pin 9 of the back 5.

A stay 'rod 4E1 extending from the brace member to the edge of the back 5, is adapted to be readily screwed as at 4C1 to said edge.

It is desirable in childrens furniture to have it conveniently transportable, as upon rubber tired wheels, to afford amusement-as well as utility. in that the crib may be rolled back and forth to lull the infant to sleep, or the davenport may be rolled about for amusement. i

To this end, I provide foldable rolling means for the base of the davenport, which, ashere shown, comprises a pair of brackets 4-2, pivotally mounted one at each end of I the base in a manner to be swingable into the hollow of thelatter. Each bracket carries a pair of spaced caster wheels 43, and a pair' of upwardly extending flat lugs 44: I

each formed with a slot 45. The lugs are mounted, one at each end of the bracket and extend above the top thereof, and he flatly,

respectively, against the front and rear 7,

walls 19 and 19' of the base.

The brackets have slidable pivotal connection withthe base. by means of the pivot.- pins 46, which latter extend through the slots, at a point intermediate the ends thereof, when the bracket is flush with the end of the base, which may be termed its normal position, as shown in Figure 11.

The bracket carriesfillet blocks 47, which fit against the angle irons 4C8, secured to the inside of the end Walls 20, whereby the bracket is held properly positioned against lateral movement. movement of the bracket relative to the base To prevent downward llO t-he'spring pressed latch 49 is provided, the

hook 50 thereof engaging with the lug 51 carriediby the endwall;

To stabilize the brackets, I provide the with fa hook 54 adapted to hook into the 7 opening preferably in a plate carried by the hollow of the base.

gravity. LO a hanging position.

swivelling.

V the base.

Whenitis desired to render the rolling means inoperative, as indicated in dotted lines" (Figure 12) the brace rods are turned inwardly; the latch 49 is then disengaged the bracket slid downward on the pins 46 to thereby disengage the angle ironslS; whereai ter the bracket may be swung into To hold it suspended therein, I provide the stop pins 56, which are so positioned, as to engage the upper et ge oi? the slotted lugs l i, as is clearly indicated in Figure 12. Obviously the wheels of the caster wheels, being" swivelled oil center, on the brackets, will tend to by his 1 prevent by providing supporting blocks 57 (Figure 26) against which latter the edge of the wheel rests, to

The rail and 38 may be conveniently base of the davenport. V V V 4 Thus I secure a combination article of furniture specially adapted for nursery use, and-embodying such novel features of construction whereby an infant 'may be safely placed in the crib illustrated in Figure'ilii, while end seats shown in Figure 2, may, at 'the'same time be enjoyed by other children. A further advantage resides in the readily applied crib rail 27, to the settee as shown in Figure 5. Thus the swinging setteemay be quickly converted into an improvised. crib, to swing an infant to sleep. Another advantage of the invention is had, in using the wheel supports'for the davenport iroper, whereby much amusement isailorded children in rolling it about, the movement therebeing greatly facilitated by the appreciably large caster wheels.

I claim-' V V 1. In a davenport, in combination, a base section, a topseetion removably supported on said base section, saidtop section including a hollow seat portion, seat extension members mounted within the hollow of said seat to be slidable outwardly longitudinally thereof, each formedwith an externally visible end cross member, there-being one extension member for each end of said seat,

members 26 and the members 11 stored in the said to member inciudin a oair of hin ed arms adapted to be swung outwardly to rest respectively upon said extension members when the latter are In extended position, the

' adjacent ends of said top and base section being constructed to-permit each of said end cross members to be brought flush With the 7, ends of said base and top SGClllOIL and engage I throughout its lengthwith the arm alongilts prevent the wheel from upper edge and with the base seetion'along its lower edge to thereby prevent the arm from swinging outwardly. V V

'2. In a davenport, in combination, a bottom section, a top section removably seatedv upon said'bottoin section, said top section including outwardly swingable side arms and port said arms when thelatter are in out-r swung position, and an auxiliary back abutting against the rear of the back of said top 7 section to support thesaid back, said iliary backhavlng h nged connection w1th bottom section in a'manner to be supported in a horizontal position when the back swung oi'itwardly', said auxiliary back including manually operable releasable means for being held in upswung position 3. In a dai 'enport, in combination, a bot tom section, a top section resting upon said bottom section and including a hollow seatportlon, hinged side arms and a hinged main back, extension members normally positioned within the hollow of said seat'portion and mounted to slide outwardly from'the ends thereof to support saidarmswhen the latter are in outswung position, an auxiliary back for supporting said main back hinged to said bottom section in, a ma nner to b swung into a horizontal plane and to be so hel to support said main back when the latter is in outswung position, extension sup- };orts slidably mounted on said main back near the top thereof to slide longitudinally respectively beyond the ends thereof and extension plates for said main back one for I each end thereof resting upon said extension supports and extending to said side arms,

supporting means on each of said arms for supporting respectively sald extension plates and read ly manually releasable locking means for each of said extension plates lock 7 ing same to the main back.

at. In a davenport, comprisin a top and bottom section, the top sectionloosely resting upon'thebottom section and having a hollow seat portion, and an extension for each end of said top section adapted to be 7 connected to means for swingingly supporting the top section, each extension comprising a slide mounted to be slidable longitudinally or" said' seat portion in the 'l1ollow thereof, said mounting including a pair of longitudinally disposed parallel slideways extending the length of the seat for slidably receiving said slides, said'slides each into form a shoulder, and said top section in-' cluding a wall member to engage with said.

shoulder to restrict the outward sliding movement of said slide.

5. In a davenport, in combination, bottom section, a top section removably seated upon said bottom section, said top 'section including side arms, and a back adapted to be swung into a horizontal plane of even level, extension members slidably mounted within the body of said top section to be withdrawn from the ends thereof to form supports for said arms when the latter are in outswung position, uprights hinged to said bottom section in a manner to normally sup port said back in upswung position, said uprights including hand operable releasing means whereby same may be swung into a horizontal plane to support said back in horizontal position, means in connection with said extension members for suspending said top section when lifted from said bottom section to constitute a swing, and independent means for sustaining said back in upswung position when said top section is suspended.

6. In an article of furniture comprising a hollow seat, a back having arms one at either end thereof, said arms being hinged at their lower edges to said seat to be thereby enabled to swing outwardly in a horizontal plane, an extension member slidably mounted in the hollow of said seat, one at either end thereof, to slide outwardly to support said arms respectively when the arms are in cutswung position, means at the outer extremity of said extension members for attaching a suspending member whereby the article of furniture may be swingingly suspended, a latch for each arm adapted to engage said back to lock said'arm to the latter to prevent an outward swinging movement thereof, a crib rail extending between said arms and having readily detachable connection at its ends with said seat, and a readily detachable flexible connection above the aforesaid detachable connection, one for each end of said crib rail, between the latter and the outside respectively of said arms, to hold said crib rail in position and hold said arms against a lateral spreading movement.

7. In a convertible article of furniture, a base a back hinged thereto at one edge thereof to swing into horizontal plane, said back including manually operable readily releasable means for sustaining it in upswung position, a top section loosely seated on the top of said base and having against the aforesaid backwhenthe latter is in upswung position to be supported there by, the back of said top section being hinga back resting edly mounted in a manner to rest upon the back of said base when the latter is in horizontal position to be supported thereby, and rail members fitting against the back of said base when said top section is removed, and

having readily detachable connection there 8. In a convertible article of furniture, in;v

combination, a base section, a top section seated loosely upon said base section to form a davenport, said top section being h readily lifted from saidbase section and including a back, said base section including uprights for sustaining said back, crib rail members extending across the ends and front of said base tosaid uprights to form a crib, readily detachable connecting means between said uprights and said rail members, and readily detachable connecting means between said rail members and said base. I V

9. A convertible article of furniture, in combination, a bottom section, a top section loosely fitting'over'said bottomsection to be readily lifted therefrom, said top and bottom section forming collectively a davenport, said top section comprising a hollow seat portion, side arms and a back hinged to said seat portion, readily detachable 'con' nections between said back and arms, slides slidably mounted in the hollow ofsaid seat said seat portion, and a crib rail member (I61 tachably connected to said secondary arms and extending therebetween and having detachable connection with said seat portion for the purpose set forth.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

VINCENT F. HRACHOVINA. 

